Judge Safiullah Mojadedi on Tuesday found them guilty of dereliction of duty. Another eight were released for lack of evidence.

A total of 19 policemen were among 49 people charged over the death of 27-year-old Farkhunda, who was brutally beaten to death at a Kabul shrine on March 19 after being falsely accused of burning a Quran.

The attack shocked Afghanistan and reverberated around the world, highlighting the brutality women face in the country's conservative society.